The Nagano Tapes
The Olympic Channel – 2018
The first film in the Olympic Channel's Five Rings Films series, "The Nagano Tapes" tells the inspiring story of the 1998 Czech hockey team. In the first Olympics Games to feature NHL players, the Czechs defeated the United States, Canada, and Russia en route to an unlikely gold medal.
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The People’s Fighters
The Olympic Channel – 2018
The second installment of The Olympic Channel's Five Rings Films series, "The People's Fighters" tells the story of Cuban boxing. Over the past 50 years, Cuba has produced more Olympic boxing medallists than any other country on the planet. “The People’s Fighters” spotlights the legendary careers of gold medallists Teofilo Stevenson and Felix Savon, the triumphs and challenges faced by Cuban boxing, and the rising local talent paving a future for the sport today.
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The Golden Generation
The Olympic Channel – 2018
Directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Juan Jose Campanella, “The Golden Generation” tells the remarkable story of the once-in-a-generation Argentinian basketball squad that brought down “The Dream Team” and won gold at the 2004 Olympic Games.
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The Iron Hammer
The Olympic Channel – 2020
Lang Ping became one of the most celebrated athletes in Chinese sports history when she led the women’s indoor volleyball team to a gold medal at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. She followed up her playing career with a globe-trotting coaching career, where she found herself coaching team USA during the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
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Rulon
The Olympic Channel – 2021
This feature documentary offers a look into the harrowing and death-defying life of Olympic wrestler Rulon Gardner. From one of the greatest gold medal-winning upsets in Olympic wrestling history, to surviving alone in the frozen wilderness of Wyoming, Rulon’s life has beaten the odds at every turn.
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The Distance
The Olympic Channel – 2021
The Distance is the unlikely story of a charismatic coach named Yoshio Koide and his star marathon pupil Naoko Takahashi as they try to overcome decades of disappointment in the marathon as they try to win Japan’s first ever Olympic gold in the event.
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Picabo
The Olympic Channel – 2022
A charismatic tour-de-force, American Picabo Street took the alpine skiing world by storm in the 1990’s by winning Olympic silver and gold. But beneath the bravado and success lay a turbulent and complicated home life. Co-directed by Frank Marshall and Lindsey Vonn.
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A Brilliant Curling Story
The Olympic Channel – 2022
Led by skip Rhona Martin, five unassuming women from Scotland unite for a shot at Olympic curling glory – and end up capturing the hearts of a nation in the process.
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